In a parallel thread hardcore scientists struggle to understand a 100 neuron worm, while here less hardcore scientists proclaim they've understood nuances of a

In a parallel thread hardcore scientists struggle to understand a 100 neuron worm, while here less hardcore scientists proclaim they've understood nuances of a human brain. Note, that there is a rapid rise of the "mechanical consciousness" dogma. Some very smart individuals are so impressed by it that rather than doubting the existence of intelligence in LLM AI, they've started thinking that they themselves might be machines! From there it's one step to giving machines rights on par with humans. The dogma is very powerful.